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    Which Way, L.A.?

    New Editor Says Los Angeles Times to Be Sold

    Jim O'Shea , the latest editor of the Los Angeles Times , doesn't want to be viewed as a "hatchet man." Like others before him, he's told the newsroom he'll try to avoid staff cuts if he thinks they'll damage the paper.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jim O'Shea, the latest editor of the Los Angeles Times, doesn't want to be viewed as a "hatchet man." Like others before him, he's told the newsroom he'll try to avoid staff cuts if he thinks they'll damage the paper. But his wife is staying behind in Chicago because, "some time after the first of the year we are probably going to have new owners."

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    Wildfires, Schools and the LA Times
    1. 1:16New Editor Says Los Angeles Times to Be SoldYou’re reading this
    2. 9:23California Wildfires Fueled by Government Policies?
    3. 18:40So Long, Superintendent Romer
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Wildfires, Schools and the LA Times
    1. 1:16New Editor Says Los Angeles Times to Be SoldYou’re reading this
    2. 9:23California Wildfires Fueled by Government Policies?
    3. 18:40So Long, Superintendent Romer
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